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Thursday, July 12, 2007

Today's offshore fishing trip by the partyboat Capt. John was run with 43 fishermen aboard. After passing the end of the jetties and entering the Gulf, Capt. Johnny Williams started the southerly run.

The destination for today's fishing was a series of rock formations about forty miles offshore of Galveston. Their efforts, along with the squid or sardine baits that were worked from the bottom to the near surface area, had this catch coming over the rail.

* 82 red snapper to 7#, just 4 shy of a boat limit.
* 6 lane snapper
* 1 mangrove snapper
* 1 dorado (mahi-mahi)
* 17 kingfish to 25#
* 6 Atlantic spadefish (a.k.a. "Tiger Snapper")
* 22 gray triggerfish

As we've reminded you recently, the red snapper fishery only has about two and a half months to be open in our offshore waters. While a variety of other species are targeted and caught, such as other snappers, kingfish, ling, Atlantic spadefish, now affectionately known as "tiger snapper", assorted groupers, etc., if red snapper is of interest to you, the clock is ticking. The red snapper closure will likely be from 7 to 9 months! Give the Capt. John a ring at 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853 and make your reservations at the rail. The Gulf's multi-species catch possibilities are out waiting for your bait to present itself...call today!

Monday, July 09, 2007

Capt. Tony Langston had the area 30 miles to the south of The Island in mind as the destination for today's fishing, and this offshore run began once the Capt. John exited the Galveston Jetties.

Assorted rock structure in 75 ft. of water was the 58 fishermen's cut squid or sardine baits target. This was a tall target since they worked all of the water column below the partyboat Capt. John. Their efforts brought this catch over the rail:

* 2 kingfish to 26#
* 116 red snapper to 8#, a limit for all the fishermen.
* 101 Atlantic spadefish (a.k.a. "Tiger Snapper")
* 1 ling of 30#
* 9 triggerfish

Kenny Swanson, Galveston, had a red snapper limit and the 26 lb. kingfish, all taken on freelined sardines.

Bryan Simms, Katy, with Atlantic spadefish (tiger snapper), triggerfish, kingfish, a red snapper limit and the day's only ling.

Besides the productive day trips by the Capt. John, 36 hour overnight trips are also run. Today, two of these trips have been added to the schedule, August 21-22 and Sept 18-19. Both are Tuesday-Wednesday trips and their cost is $300 per fisherman. Give the office at Galveston's Pier 19 a call to make your reservations on any of the Capt. John's offshore fishing trips.
The phone numbers are 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853. The office staff is waiting to hear from you.

Sunday, July 08, 2007

After entering the open Gulf with 45 fishermen aboard the partyboat Capt. John, Capt. Tony Langston began the 55 mile run South. The area chosen to be fished offered a variety of surface and bottom structure, made up of production platforms, gas wells and assorted rock formations.

Fishing their sardine or squid baits in the 125 ft. deep water, from the bottom to the near surface area wasn't quite as productive as it has been lately. The fish were marked on the bottom machine, but their 51% of the vote made the "catching" part of fishing a bit slow. Their efforts produced this earned catch:

* 77 red snapper to 8#, 85.5% of a limit.
* 10 kingfish
* 21 vermilion snapper
* 18 bluerunner

Looking at recent reports does show that catch rates vary, that's why the old saying goes, "It's called 'fishing', not 'catching'", and today had a respectable catch for a bit of a slow day. Give the Capt. John's Office staff at Galveston's Pier 19 a call to make your reservations and be part of the "catching". The office numbers are 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853.

Saturday, July 07, 2007

This offshore day trip by the partyboat Capt. John out of Galveston's Pier 19 was run with Capt. Tony Langston at the wheel. That familiar exit and turn after passing the end of the South jetty was made in a southeasterly direction. With the run of 60 miles completed, the 70 fishermen began working their sardine or squid baits throughout the 120 ft. water column.

When the return run to Pier 19 started, this catch had been decked and iced:

* 140 red snapper to 8#, a daily boat limit.
* 10 kingfish
* 50 vermilion snapper
* 1 gag grouper of 20#
* 1 Warsaw grouper of 20#
* 1 ling of 25#

Hopefully, those somewhat windy conditions will continue to give the area a break, this supposedly lucky day, 7-7-07, may be the start of a string of nice days offshore, if we're lucky.

The office staff is standing by for your call, get on the phone and make your reservations soon on the partyboat Capt. John. There's less than three months left for the red snapper fishery to be open in Federal waters, then it will be closed for at least seven months. While there are a lot of other hard-pulling and great eating species out there, if your interest is red snapper, the clock is ticking...make the call today-409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853.

Thursday, July 05, 2007

Having only a few widely scattered showers to contend with after a series of thunderstorms passed over Galveston Island in the early morning hours, Capt. Tony Langston motored the partyboat Capt. John into the Gulf. With no showers between them and the fishing area, the 30 mile run in a SE direction was a dry and smooth one.

Fishing over several rock formations in around 70 ft. of water, the 64 fishermen's squid or sardine baits, worked from the near surface to the bottom, had this catch coming aboard:

* 1 kingfish of 15#
* 1 ling of 25#
* 1 bonito
* 2 bluefish
* 209 Atlantic spadefish (a.k.a. "Tiger Snapper")
* 128 red snapper to 5#, a daily limit for the 64 fishermen

Hopefully, the threat of thunderstorms will decrease soon, but even when around, they can be avoided for the most part. Give the Capt. John office staff at Pier 19 a ring -- 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853 -- to make your reservations.